Decatur GA

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man turned himself in to authorities after being connected to a dog’s death on I-575, according to the Cherokee County Marshal’s Office. Alfredo Seirotti, a 44-year-old from Smyrna, went to the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center on Friday. His charges include...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The mother of a DeKalb County man is pleading for justice after her 26-year-old son, Emile Fields-Marshall, was shot and killed last Friday. Police have arrested two suspects, but two gunmen remain at large. Fields-Marshall was shot in the chest in the 6000 block of...

Nkiya McLester, a daycare worker, has been arrested after being accused of injuring a two-year-old under her supervision. According to a surveillance video, McLester followed the little boy into a cubicle with what appeared to be a wooden block. She appeared to swing in the direction of the little boy.

Cobb County police say they are investigating a suspicious death in the 200 block of Pat Mell Road near South Cobb Drive in Marietta area. A woman's body was found in some bushes in the area. Denise Dillon reporting.

The storms move into west Georgia through Saturday evening.

ATLANTA - Jana Kanyadan, the former global chief information officer of Mohawk Industries, Inc., has been sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the company out of nearly $1.9 million. What we know: — Kanyadan, 54, of Marietta, pleaded guilty to...

CLARKSTON, Ga. - A man wanted for homicide was arrested Wednesday evening at a gas station after Clarkston police officers recognized him from a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) alert. What we know: — At approximately 7 p.m. on March 12, officers spotted a man matching the description of a...

DeKalb County police are investigating the death of a man who was hit by multiple vehicles on Interstate 285 early Saturday morning.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The daughter of Andrew Young, a former Atlanta mayor and prominent civil rights figure, has died, her family said on Saturday. Lisa Young Alston passed away on Friday. Her cause of death is unknown. “The Young and Alston families deeply appreciate the tremendous outpouring...

New state troopers have joined the Georgia State Patrol after completing an intensive 34-week training program that far exceeds state requirements for peace officers. The graduates of the 118th Trooper School received more than 1,400 hours of training—nearly triple the 408 hours required by the Georgia Peace Officer...